10 September 2025 | 9:36PM HKT China Consumer Staples Aug Check In & ALC/2Q Wrap: Weak demand amid policy/weather drag; Wider divergence with strongest The Staples sector saw general weak demand trend in 2Q to 3Q-to-date amid policy and weather drag, with wider divergence between leaders vs. laggards; meanwhile the value rotation in the stock market in July to date has helped valuation re-rating for sectors under the most pressure (ie. our spirits coverage up 24% on simple avg. in 3Q to date, vs. A-share Li ...